Fear of Radiation

[JMUCKERHEIDE@delphi.com]

Another real person sacrificed on the altar of the mythical LNT model.
 
> Here's another example of the paranoia surrounding radiation exposure,
> even from those who should know better.
> 
> I received a phone call from a distraught mom-to-be. She works for a
> public law enforcement agency as a guard to the entrance of a public
> building, in which persons have to enter through a weapons detector, and
> their personal possessions have to be, you guessed it, inspected by an
> XRay device. Her occupational health nurse reports that she is at risk
> due to the xray 'exposure'. She is now laid off from work.
> 
> ..and I am not even suprised.
> 
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> Stanley L. Wilson, M.M.Sc                   Phone (404)-727-0729